Judge Dismisses ERISA Case Involving Emergency Transport From Dominican Republic

Mealey's (November 24, 2020, 2:09 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A woman seeks coverage for 80 percent of two air transport bills stemming from a health emergency she experienced while vacationing in the Dominican Republic, but never alleges that the entire billed amount constitutes a covered service compensable under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a federal judge in Illinois said Nov. 23 (Renatta Lubinski v. CVS Health Welfare Benefit Plan, et al., No. 20-89, N.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 218459)....